The invention belongs to the technical field of electrochemical synthesis and
isotope labeling, and particularly discloses a method for preparing a deuterated compound through electrochemical
coupling and a special catalyst thereof. According to the invention, a carbon-
hydrogen bond
halogenation-dehalogenation deuteration process is coupled, a specific
noble metal nitrogen-
doped carbon catalyst is screened and applied as a
cathode and
anode catalytic material, a brand new electrochemical
system is constructed for the first time, and under the environment-friendly
reaction conditions of completely no
solvent and no
supporting electrolyte, through electrochemical driving, the electrochemical performance of the electrochemical
system is improved. The selective
halogenation of carbon-
hydrogen bonds of the
anode and the dehalogenation deuteration reaction of the
cathode are synchronously realized, the two half reactions are successfully and efficiently coupled in the same reactor, and the deuterated
organic compound with high additional value is directly synthesized. According to the method, a large amount of organic solvents and
electrolyte salts used in traditional
organic synthesis are abandoned, the environmental load and post-treatment difficulty of the reaction are remarkably reduced, and the method has the outstanding advantages of being simple in process,
environmentally friendly and high in
atom economy.